Summing it up The spiraling Nets limped into the AT&T Center on New Year’s Eve at 10-20. The ensuing 48 minutes indicated they might be even worse than that as the Spurs (25-7), only too happy to get a head start on their celebration, led by 14 in the first quarter, 23 at the break […]
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Final: The Spurs had no trouble with the woeful Nets, leading by as many as 14 in the first quarter and cruising from there to one of their most dominant victories of the season Tuesday at the AT&T Center. They put the game away for good with a dominant third quarter, scoring 39 points to […]
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SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he is proud of All-Star point guard Tony Parker after his apology for a photo showing him making a gesture widely deemed to be anti-Semitic alongside a controversial French comedian. “I talked with Tony,” Popovich said about 90 minutes before Tuesday’s game with Brooklyn. “I felt bad […]
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SAN ANTONIO — Their days are numbered now. Tim Duncan has said he likely won’t play past next season, his 18th in the NBA, while Kevin Garnett’s 19th has been so miserable, both for Brooklyn’s lack of success and his own sub-par play, that it could very well be his last. Which means tonight’s game […]
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SAN ANTONIO — Like most observers around the NBA, Manu Ginobili and and Danny Green expressed surprise at the poor starts endured by the Spurs’ next two opponents, Brooklyn (6 p.m. Tuesday) and New York (7:30 p.m. Thursday). They start the week mired in 10th and 13th place, respectively, in the Eastern Conference. As Ginobili pointed […]
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SAN ANTONIO — What looked to be a brutal stretch in the Spurs’ schedule has been significantly weakened by the underachievement of the Nets and Knicks. But they still have a jewel of a matchup with the Clippers, giving them an opportunity to snap their 0-7 start against the NBA’s elites. Brooklyn (10-20) 6 p.m. […]
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Summing it up While the Spurs (24-7) have stumbled against the league’s elite (Oklahoma City, Indiana, Portland, Houston and the Los Angeles Clippers), they maintained their place near the top of the standings with a 23-0 record against everyone else. That sparkling mark was in dire jeopardy as the fourth quarter unfolded Sunday at the […]
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Final: The Spurs finished Sacramento off with a 13-2 run, erasing a late three-point deficit to preserve their perfect record against the league’s non-elite. The Spurs (24-7) trailed 102-99 with about 3:30 to go after a jump hook by DeMarcus Cousins. Their veteran warhorses responded with a 9-0 run on Manu Ginobili’s 3-pointer, Tim Duncan’s […]
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